diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Networking/BanList.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Networking/BanList.cs
index f8b1c148d..58a1aa5b5 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Networking/BanList.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Networking/BanList.cs
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
 
         public void UnbanPlayer(string name)
         {
-            var player = bannedPlayers.Find(bp => bp.Name == name);
+            name = name.ToLower();
+            var player = bannedPlayers.Find(bp => bp.Name.ToLower() == name);
             if (player == null)
             {
                 DebugConsole.Log("Could not unban player \"" + name + "\". Matching player not found.");
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
index 6dbaf7cb0..c48bb85f6 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
@@ -2190,7 +2190,6 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
 
         public override void UnbanPlayer(string playerName, string playerIP)
         {
-            playerName = playerName.ToLowerInvariant();
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(playerIP))
             {
                 serverSettings.BanList.UnbanIP(playerIP);